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Gary Lineker: 'We were sportswashed'

Football presenter says ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ should speak out on human rights abuses by World Cup hosts.

The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ presenter Gary Lineker says a failure to speak out more about human rights issues during the World Cup in Russia in 2018 explains his approach to covering the tournament in Qatar. Lineker delivered a monologue at the start of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s coverage of the opening game and described the event as "the most controversial World Cup in history". Also in the programme, trouble at the top for Disney.

Guests: Gary Lineker, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sport Presenter, Ayman Mohyeldin, Host of AYMAN on MSNBC, Roger Mosey, Former Director of Sport at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½, and Zoe Kleinman, Technology Editor at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News

Presenter: Ros Atkins

Producer: Helen Fitzhenry

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